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coverage
including Completed Operations and Products Liability for two (2) years beyond acceptance of
project.
LIMITS OF LIABILITY
The insurance required shall be written for not less than the following, or greater if required by law
and shall include Employer’s liability with limits as prescribed in this contract:
LIMIT
1. Worker’s Compensation
1.) State and if applicable, coverage under the Statutory and Federal
Longshore Harbor Workers Act and Regulations
Jones Act
2. Business Automobile & Commercial $1,000,000 each occurrence
General Liability Insurance (A combined single limit)
3. Personal and Advertising Injury $250,000
4. Professional Liability $1,000,000 each occurrence
(A combined single limit)
NOTICE OF CLAIMS OR LITIGATION
The Respondent agrees to report any incident or claim that results from performance of this
Agreement. The County representative shall receive written notice in the form of a detailed written
report describing the incident or claim within ten (10) days of the Respondent’s knowledge. In the
event such incident or claim involves injury and/or property damage to a third party, verbal
notification shall be given the same day the Respondent becomes aware of the incident or claim
followed by a written detailed report within ten (10) days of verbal notification.
INDEMNIFICATION & HOLD HARMLESS
To the fullest extent permitted by law, Respondent shall indemnify and hold harmless the County, its
officers and employees from liabilities, damages, losses, and costs including but not limited to
reasonable attorney fees, to the extent caused by the negligence, recklessness, or wrongful conduct of
the Respondent and other persons employed or utilized by the Respondent in the performance of this
contract.
Note: For respondent’s convenience, this certification form is enclosed and is made a part of the
bid package.
CERTIFICATE OF INSURANCE
1. Certificates of insurance, in duplicate, indicating the job site and evidencing all required coverage
must be submitted to and approved by Okaloosa County prior to the commencement of any of the
work. The certificate holder(s) shall be as follows: Okaloosa County, 602-C North Pearl Street,
Crestview, Florida, 32536.
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2. All policies shall expressly require 30 days written notice to Okaloosa County at the address set out
above, or the cancellations of material alterations of such policies, and the Certificates of Insurance,
shall so provide.
3. All certificates shall be subject to Okaloosa County’s approval of adequacy of protection and the
satisfactory character of the Insurer. County reserves the right to approve or reject all deductible/SIR
above $10,000. The Certificates of Insurance shall disclose any and all deductibles or self-insured
retentions (SIRs).
4. All deductibles or SIRs, whether approved by Okaloosa County or not, shall be the Respondent’s full
responsibility. In particular, the Respondent shall afford full coverage as specified herein to entities
listed as Additional Insured.
5. In no way will the entities listed as Additional Insured be responsible for, pay for, be damaged by, or
limited to coverage required by this schedule due to the existence of a deductible or SIR. Specific
written approval from Okaloosa County will only be provided upon demonstration that the
Respondent has the financial capability and funds necessary to cover the responsibilities incurred as a
result of the deductible or SIR.
GENERAL TERMS
Any type of insurance or increase of limits of liability not described above which, the Respondent
required for its own protection or on account of statute shall be its own responsibility and at its own
expense.
The carrying of the insurance described shall in no way be interpreted as relieving the Respondent of
any responsibility under this contract.
Should the Respondent engage a subcontractor or sub-subcontractor, the same conditions will apply
under this Agreement to each subcontractor and sub-subcontractor.
The Respondent hereby waives all rights of subrogation against Okaloosa County and its consultants
and other indemnities of the Respondent under all the foregoing policies of insurance.
UMBRELLA INSURANCE
The Respondent shall have the right to meet the liability insurance requirements with the purchase of
an umbrella insurance policy. In all instances, the combination of primary and umbrella liability
coverage must equal or exceed the minimum liability insurance limits stated in this Agreement.
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GENERAL SERVICES SPECIAL BID CONDITIONS
1. PROJECT DESCRIPTION – The proposed project includes the construction of large-scale
artificial reefs within two permitted artificial reef areas in State Waters offshore of Okaloosa County.
A single artificial reef shall be constructed at the centroid of each of the two permitted reef areas –
Fish Haven #13 and #14 – located approximately 2.4 and 5.6 nautical miles from East Pass. The
Construction Drawings (Attachment “A”) show the proposed overall reef areas and artificial reef site
locations and the Technical Specifications (Attachment “B”) provide additional project detail and
requirements. An approximately equal volume of material shall be placed at each patch reef and the
total volume of reef material transported and deployed will be based on the lowest, qualified bid. The
total project budget for the project is $240,000. The funding for the project is provided by a not to
exceed $140,000 grant from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) with a
cash match not to exceed $100,000 from Okaloosa County. The approved materials used to construct
the two patch reefs shall consist of re-purposed concrete targets of various sizes from Eglin Air Force
Base (AFB) and surplus concrete materials from Okaloosa County and Fort Walton Beach public
works departments. The project requires loading and hauling the proposed concrete materials from
existing stockpile areas to a proposed waterside loading area, transferring the material to an
appropriate offshore conveyance (e.g. barge, etc.), offshore transport, and deployment within the
specified artificial reef site(s) in accordance with the contract documents.
2. PRE-BID ACTIVITY -
Pre-Bid Meeting – Prospective Bidders are strongly encouraged to attend a recommended pre-
bid meeting on May 18th, 2015 at 9:00 a.m. local time (C.S.T) at the Okaloosa County Water
and Sewer Building, 1804 Lewis Turner Blvd, Fort Walton Beach, FL 32547. The Pre-Bid
meeting will include a general review of the construction drawings and specifications and site
visits to both the Okaloosa County Wright Landfill and Eglin AFB Range C-64ABC stockpile
areas. All prospective bidders desiring access to Range C-64ABC must pass a background
check performed by Eglin’s 96 Security Forces Squadron. All prospective bidders must submit
the required affidavit (Eglin AFB Form 90 included) via email to Sunnie Estes,
sestes@co.okaloosa.fl.us in the County Purchasing Department; by May 11th, 2015 by 3:00
P.M. (CST)
Addendum - Except as provided in this section, respondents are prohibited from contacting
or lobbying the County, County Administrator, any Commissioners, or County staff, and
Review Committee, or any other person authorized on behalf of the County related or
involved with the solicitation. Any inquiries on the scope of work, specifications, additional
requirements, attachments, terms and general conditions or instructions, or any issue must be
directed in writing to, by US mail or email to:
Okaloosa County Purchasing Department
602 C North Pearl Street
Crestview, FL 32536
Email: sestes@co.okaloosa.fl.us
(850)689-5960
All questions or inquiries must be received no later than the last day for questions (reference
RFB & Respondent’s Acknowledgement form). Any addenda or other modification to the bid
documents will be issued by the County five (5) days prior to the date and time of bid closing,
as a written addenda distributed to all prospective respondents by posting to the Florida
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Online Bid System (Florida Purchasing Group) and the Okaloosa County Web Site. To
access the Florida Online Bid System go to: www.floridabidsystem.com. To access the
Okaloosa County Web Site go to: http://www.co.okaloosa.fl.us/purchasing/current-
solicitations.
Such written addenda or modification shall be part of the bid documents and shall be binding
upon each respondent. Each respondent is required to acknowledge receipt of any and all
addenda in writing and submit with their bid. No respondent may rely upon any verbal
modification or interpretation.
3. PREPARATION OF BID – The bid form is included with the bid documents. Additional copies
may be obtained from the County. The respondent shall submit an original and three (3) copies {total
four (4)} of the bid form.
All blanks in the bid documents shall be completed by printing in ink or by typewriter in both words
and numbers with the amounts extended, totaled and the bid signed. A bid price shall be indicated
for each section, bid item, alternative, adjustment unit price item, and unit price item listed therein, or
the words “No Bid”, “No Change”, or “Not Applicable” entered. No changes shall be made to the
phraseology of the form or in the items mentioned therein. In case of any discrepancy between the
written amount and the numerical figures, the written amount shall govern. Any bid which contains
any omissions, erasures, alterations, additions, irregularities of any kind, or items not called for which
shall in any manner fail to conform to the conditions of public notice inviting bids may be rejected.
A bid by corporation shall be executed in the corporate name by the president or a vice president or
other corporate officer who has legal authority to sign.
A bid by a partnership shall be executed in the partnership name and signed by a partner (whose title
must appear under the signature). The official address of the partnership shall be shown below the
signature.
A bid by a limited liability company shall be executed in the name of the firm by a member and
accompanied by evidence of authority to sign. The state of formation of the firm and the official
address of the firm must be shown below the signature.
A bid by an individual shall show the respondent’s name and official address.
A bid by a joint venture shall be executed by each joint venture in the manner indicated on
